As a result of nurturing an agreement with General Electric, radiologist Dr. Hal Folander is responsible for making St. Luke’s Hospital in Bethlehem a national leader in pioneering new and innovative medical technology. Since 1999, St. Luke’s has been the only U.S. General Electric showcase hospital for new medical technology. Because of Folander’s work, St. Luke’s Bethlehem has led the way in bringing lifesaving medical technology into the 21st Century.
As a G.E. showcase hospital, St. Luke’s receives and implements new, procedure-altering technologies before any other hospital. Most notably, St. Luke’s Bethlehem holds distinction as being the first hospital in the country to implement a hybrid operating room. Other technologies incorporated as a result of the agreement include endovascular stroke treatment, 3D imaging using multiple modalities, low dose CT imaging, advanced, silent wide-bore MRI imaging, and the development of a new national strategy for breast cancer detection.
